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Amina Chahal
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About

Not every moment is meant to be captured; some are meant to be lived with Allah

Amina Chahal — Qur'an & Tajweed teacher, children's tarbiyah educator, life-skills trainer, da'iyah, poet and writer — based in Pakistan.

Poet & Writer
UstadahQur'an & Tajweed Teacher
Umm e IbrahimLife Skills Trainer
Da'iyahCaller to Allah
Education & credentials

Learning, by the grace of Allah

My passion for learning and teaching borders on obsession — the knowledge of the Qur'an and Sunnah, that is.

I am no ʿālimah, but my teachers do call me a lover of knowledge, al-ḥamdu lillāh.

Worldly Education
MSc Mathematics
Islamic Education
Ḥifẓ al-Qur'an in progress (15 juzʼ complete, al-ḥamdu lillāh)
Qirāʼāt al-ʿAshrah al-Ṣughrā (completed, al-ḥamdu lillāh)
Qirāʼāt al-ʿAshrah al-Kubrā (in progress)
Ijāzah holder: Muqaddimah al-Jazariyyah, Qāʿidah Nūrāniyyah, Akhlāq Ḥamalat al-Qur'an, Manẓūmah Khāqāniyyah, Tuḥfat al-Aṭfāl, and other Tajwīd texts (al-ḥamdu lillāh). The ijāzah course in Qirāʼāt is in progress.
Memorization of Hadith texts (mutūn) in progress through the online ḥalqah of Masjid al-Nabawī ﷺ
Numerous online courses in Tafsīr, Hadith, ʿAqīdah, and other Islamic sciences completed, with some ongoing, al-ḥamdu lillāh
Online diploma in Psychology from an international institute (completed, al-ḥamdu lillāh)
Trained Qur'an (Tajwīd & Qirāʼāt) teacher and trainer, al-ḥamdu lillāh
BS Hadith (in progress)
What she does

What she does

Qur'an & Tajweed Teacher

Teaching Tajweed workshops, English Tajweed courses, Namaz-e-Nabawi, and Nazra — helping women and children recite the Qur'an with beauty and precision.

"World's best tajweed ustad"

42+Teaching Videos

Poet of Reflection & Feeling

Bilingual Urdu/English reflective poetry and prose on tarbiyah, serenity, sabr, haya and iman. Poet behind "Pyari Behna — Pur Fitan Dor" (260k+ views) and credited English translator of two viral nasheeds (454k+ views).

700k+ combined views on her words

700k+Words' combined reach

Life-Skills Trainer

Workshops on Overthinking → Tawakkul, Emotional Burnout, Anger & Mood Swings, Time Management — integrating Qur'an, Sunnah, and psychology to heal hearts.

8/11Facebook reviews mention this workshop

Caller to Allah

Da'wah series #LeavingHaraam4Halaal and #SayNoToHaraam — partnering with Sanabil Welfare Foundation for charity drives (Eid gifts for 300 orphans, flood relief).

وَمَنْ أَحْسَنُ قَوْلًا مِّمَّن دَعَا إِلَى اللَّهِ — Fussilat 41:33

Ever a Student

Studying under Hafiz Shahid Rafiq (Arba'een), Shaikh Zain Irfan Awan (Umdah al-Ahkam), and Shaikh AbdulJabbar Bilal (Hadith) — embodying the principle: 'learn deen from qualified scholars.'

Sharing from qualified scholars — Shaykh al-Albani, Shaykh Salih al-Usaimi

Mission & values

The work, and why

Nurturing women and children — intellectually, spiritually, and emotionally — in the light of the Qur'an and Sunnah, so that every Muslim woman may live a life rooted in her Lord, purposeful, and filled with peace.

وَمَنْ اَحْسَنُ قَوْلًا مِّمَّنْ دَعَاۤ اِلَی اللّٰهِ وَعَمِلَ صَالِحًا وَّقَالَ اِنَّنِیْ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِیْنَ
Fussilat 41:33

Manhaj of the Ahl al-Sunnah — understanding the Qur'an and Sunnah as understood by the noble Companions. Learning deen from qualified scholars.

On the ground
Runs an online Islamic institute for women and children, with ongoing classes in Tafsīr, Hadith, ʿAqīdah, and other subjects, al-ḥamdu lillāh
Volunteers as a teacher at the very institutes where she studied, al-ḥamdu lillāh
A keen interest in welfare work, especially fundraising — for flood victims, the Muslims of Palestine, and various orphanages
Core values
Acting on the Qur'an & Sunnah
Tarbiyah & tranquility
Haya & modesty
Sabr & tawakkul
Da'wah grounded in knowledge
Psychological healing through deen
#LeavingHaraam4HalaalLeaving Haraam for Halal — true stories of our era
#SayNoToHaraamSay No to Haraam
#myrolemodelMy Role Models — Seerah of the Sahabiyaat
Sanabil Welfare Foundation

Eid gifts for 300 orphans · Flood relief

Ever a student

Her teachers

Besides Pakistani shuyūkh, she has studied with numerous Arab and other foreign ustādhāt — completing some, and continuing others, of the ijāzah courses in Ḥifẓ, Tajwīd, and Qirāʼāt, al-ḥamdu lillāh.

Hafiz Shahid Rafiq

Arba'een al-Nawawi (Hadith)

Shaikh Zain Irfan Awan

Umdah al-Ahkam (Jurisprudence)

Shaikh AbdulJabbar Bilal

Hadith

The journey

A decade of dedication

  1. 2021
    Founded Aldawah Club

    Launched Aldawah Club — a registered institute for the tarbiyah of women and children.

  2. 2022
    "Mina & Amina" — First live kids class

    Live class with young student Minahil on hijab and Islamic etiquette — warmly received.

  3. 2022
    Nasheed "Pyari Behna" — 260k+ views

    Her poem "Pyari Behna – Pur Fitan Dor" (modesty/parda) voiced by Abdullah Mehboob went viral with 260k+ combined views across platforms.

  4. 2023
    Namaz-e-Nabawi course transforms students' salah

    Multiple students report correcting their prayer and experiencing increased khushu' through this course.

  5. 2024
    Tajweed Workshop — 9-day intensive

    9-day Tajweed workshop with daily homework assignments and Wayground quizzes. Rich student testimonials preserved in comments.

  6. 2025
    IOU Guest Workshop — The Sound Heart

    Invited as guest workshop facilitator by the International Open University (Dr. Bilal Philips' institution) — 1h 38m session on Qalb Saleem.

  7. 2025
    Launched @baseerat.writes writing brand

    Launched personal writing brand "Baseerat" on Instagram — bilingual Urdu/English reflective poetry and prose.

  8. 2025
    She Rises — blog healing series

    Began the She Rises serialized healing program on her personal blog — ROOTS and EMOTIONS modules.

  9. 2026
    Maryam's Legacy — Guest Life Skills Trainer

    Delivered 'The Chosen Woman' — a free 2-hour workshop on the legacy of Maryam (AS) for Maryam's Legacy platform.